New Haven Man Charged With Hamden Stabbing

Richard Moore-Taylor, 32, of New Haven, is charged with charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny.

Richard Moore-Taylor, 32, of New Haven, is charged with charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny.

(Courtesy of Hamden Police Department)

New Haven Man Charged With Hamden Stabbing, Robbery

HAMDEN — A New Haven man was charged with assault and robbery by police who said he stabbed a man repeatedly over money outside a convenience store.

Police said that Richard Moore-Taylor, 32, approached the 53-year-old victim outside the P and M Corner Mart in the area of Butler Street and Goodrich Street at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and asked the victim for money.

The victim told Moore-Taylor that he would give him some money after he made a purchase inside the store, police said. Moore-Taylor began to stab the victim "repeatedly" in the chest, stomach and arms after the victim left the store, police said.

Moore-Taylor also tried to steal the victim's car, but couldn't get it into gear, police said.

Moore-Taylor was arrested at his Butler Street residence and charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny, police said. He was held on $250,000 bond and is cheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court July 27.